Changes: Covered Core

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Covered Core (カバードコア Kabādo Koa^?) is a recurring boss in the Gradius series, generally encountered in the "Boss Rush" section.

Description

Covered Core MK I is one of the most defensive bosses in the Gradius series. It has a rotating shield that protects the center core area. The shield looks like a nuclear symbol and it spins at a medium rate. It was the final boss of the Gradius II boss rush, 5th and last boss of the Gradius II Boss Rush and is also 2nd boss (4th in the SNES version) in the Gradius III boss rush.

It was also featured as one of the junked cores in Gradius Gaiden stage 2. It has 5 barriers in Gradius II NES, 4 barriers in Gradius II and Gradius III and none in Gradius Gaiden, it also has a Blue core in Gradius II and Gradius III, a Blue core which turns orange when it is nearly destroyed and a flashing green core in Gradius Gaiden.

Attack patterns

Besides the rotating shield, it shoots missiles; 8 red, dark green and gold that randomly fall down and come up around the player in Gradius II and III, 5 blue and white missiles in Gradius II and 6 dark green, light green and red homing downwards in Gradius Gaiden. The missiles are indestructible but move slow. Careful weaving will ensure success against this attack.

Gallery

Trivia

Covered Core actually fires four lasers, same as the Big Core. Due to its massive size, these lasers can't be fired (in some loops he fires four lasers) and he can fire homing missiles (quite rare) after firing lasers.

Gradius II: GOFER no Yabō
Ships	Vic Viper
Stages (arcade)	Artificial Sun • Alien • Crystal • Volcano • Revenge of Moai • High Speed Maze • Boss Rush • Gofer Ship Interior
Port-exclusive stages	Gradius II NES Stage 2 (NES) • Volcano - Crystal (NES) • Enemy Base (NES) • Gofer's Lair (NES) • Temple (PC-E)
Bosses	Phoenix • Big Eye • Giga (NES) • Crystal Core • Death MK II • Jumping Moai • Big Moai • Desert Core (PC Engine) • Big Core MK II • Zub Rush • Big Core • Golem • Tetran • Gaw • Intruder • Zelos Force (NES) • Covered Core • Demos • Crab • Gofer

Gradius III
Ships	Vic Viper
Stages	Desert • Bubble Zone • Volcanic Planet • High Speed Dimension • Moai Zone • Cell Planet • Prominence Planet • Plant Planet • Crystal Zone • Boss Rush • Mechanical Base
SNES exclusive stages	High Speed Zone • Fortress • Cell
Bosses	Goliath • Bubble Eye • Godrei • Big Core MK III • Dogas • Vaif • Twin Vaif (SNES) • Gregol • Wyvern • Vulture Dragon • Choking Weed • Lizard Core • Beacon (SNES) • Tetran • Covered Core • Big Core MK II • Crystal Core • Death MK II • Dellinger Core • Disrupt • Shadow Gear • Shadow Gear MK II (SNES) • Big Core • Golem • Bacterian

Core Warships
Big Cores	Big Core MK I • Big Core Custom • Big Core MK-I Rev.2 • Big Core MK II • Big Core MK II Kai • Big Core MK III • Big Core MK IV
Big Core variants	Beacon • Big Core Duo • Blaster Cannon Core • Boost Core • Bubble Core • Circle Core • Coreship • Crater Core • Crystal Core • Dellinger Core • Desert Core • Heaven's Gate • Juggler Core • Laser Core • Lizard Core • Neo Big Core • Perla Meralda • Planet Core • Rexion Core • Rolling Core • Shining Core • Super Big Core • Terra Core • Vanishing Core • Genocide Core • Odin Core
Core-style bosses	Abaddon Warship • Covered Core • Covered Core MK II • Dead End • Kraken • Mayhem Warship • Metal Slave • Misfit Warship • Queensrÿche • Riot Warship • Plate Core
Pseudo-Cores	Death • Death MK II (DeathDouble) • Death MK III • Beta Core • Nobil • Triple Core • Crash Bam
Tetran variants	Tetran (Zylom) • Covered Tetran • Crystal Core D-X02 • Laser Tetran • Tenny Rop
Parody Cores	Candy Core • Decoration Core • Decoration Core MK II • Viva Core

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-{{Infobox Boss
+{{Infobox Enemy
+|name           = Covered Core
-| image = BESCoveredCore.jpg
+|image          = CoveredCore.jpg
-| image_size = 250px
+|caption        =
-| OtherNames = Shield Core
+|full_name      =
-| Appears=[[Gradius 2]]<br>[[Gradius III]]<br>[[Gokujō Parodius!]] (as Enemy)<br>[[Gradius Gaiden]] (as Enemy)
+|english_name   =
-|Boss Name = Covered Core|Quotes = "Nothing Can Hurt Me!"|Quoteby = Covered Core|Theme = [[Take Care]]}}
+|japanese_name  = カバードコア<br />''Kabādo Koa''
-== Background ==
+|alternate_name = Shield Core
-Covered Core MK I is one of the most defensive bosses in Gradius. He has a rotating shell that protects the center core area. The shell looks like a nuclear symbol and it spins at a medium rate. He was the final boss of the Gradius II boss rush and is also 2nd boss in the Gradius III boss rush.
+|type           = [[:category:Cores|Core]]
+|abilities      =
+|variations     =
+|location       =
+|appearances    =
+''[[Gradius II: GOFER no Yabō|Gradius II]]''<br />
+''[[Gradius III]]''<br />
+''[[Gokujō Parodius! ~Kako no Eikō o Motomete~|Gokujō Parodius!]]'' (as enemy)<br />
+''[[Gradius Gaiden]]'' (as enemy)
+|pilot          =
+|theme          = "[[Take Care!]]"
+}}
+{{Nihongo|'''Covered Core'''|カバードコア|Kabādo Koa}} is a recurring [[:category:Bosses|boss]] in the ''[[Gradius (series)|Gradius]]'' series, generally encountered in the "Boss Rush" section.
+==Description==
-He was also featured as one of the junked cores in Gradius Gaiden stage [[Requiem for Revengers]]. He has 5 barriers in Gradius II NES, 4 barriers in Gradius II and III and none in Gradius Gaiden, he also has a Blue core in Gradius II and Gradius III, a Blue core which turns red when it is nearly destroyed and a Flashing Green core in Gradius Gaiden
+Covered Core MK I is one of the most defensive bosses in the ''Gradius'' series. It has a rotating shield that protects the center core area. The shield looks like a nuclear symbol and it spins at a medium rate. It was the final boss of the ''[[Gradius II: GOFER no Yabō|Gradius II]]'' boss rush, 5th and last boss of the ''Gradius II'' Boss Rush and is also 2nd boss (4th in the SNES version) in the ''[[Gradius III]]'' boss rush.
+It was also featured as one of the junked cores in ''[[Gradius Gaiden]]'' stage 2. It has 5 barriers in ''Gradius II'' NES, 4 barriers in ''Gradius II'' and ''Gradius III'' and none in ''Gradius Gaiden'', it also has a Blue core in ''Gradius II'' and ''Gradius III'', a Blue core which turns orange when it is nearly destroyed and a flashing green core in ''Gradius Gaiden''.
-== Attack Patterns==
-Besides the rotating shell, he shoots missiles 8 red, dark green and gold that randomly fall down and come up around you in Gradius II and III, 5 Blue and white missiles in Gradius II and 6 Dark green, Light Green, and Red homing downwards in Gradius Gaiden.
-The missiles are indestructible but move slow.
-Careful weaving will ensure great success against this attack.
-==Trivia==
-Covered Core actually fires 4 lasers, just like the Big Core, due to his massive size. The lasers can't be fired (in some loops he fires 4 lasers) and he can fire homing missiles (quite rare) after firing lasers.
-== Gallery ==
+==Attack patterns==
+Besides the rotating shield, it shoots missiles; 8 red, dark green and gold that randomly fall down and come up around the player in ''Gradius II'' and ''III'', 5 blue and white missiles in ''Gradius II'' and 6 dark green, light green and red homing downwards in ''Gradius Gaiden''.
-<gallery>
+The missiles are indestructible but move slow.
-CoveredCoreGradius2PCE.jpg|Artwork from Gradius II (PC-Engine CD ver.)
+Careful weaving will ensure success against this attack.
-Covered Core.png|As seen in Gradius II
+{{clr}}
-Covered core gradius II nes.png|As seen in Gradius II NES
+==Gallery==
-Covered Core in Shoot The Core.gif|and in [[Shoot The Core]].
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
-Baby_covered_core.png|"Toy Covered Core" as seen in [[Gokujō Parodius!]].
+CoveredCoreConcept.jpg|Concept art
+BESCoveredCore.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
+Covered Core.png|As seen in ''[[Gradius II: GOFER no Yabō|Gradius II]]''
+Covered core gradius II nes.png|As seen in ''[[Gradius II: GOFER no Yabō|Gradius II]]'' (NES)
+Baby_covered_core.png|"SD Covered Core" as seen in ''[[Gokujō Parodius! ~Kako no Eikō o Motomete~|Gokujō Parodius!]]''.
+LCover.png|L. Cover from ''[[Force Gear]]''
 </gallery>
-==See Also:==
+==Trivia==
+*Covered Core actually fires four lasers, same as the [[Big Core]]. Due to its massive size, these lasers can't be fired (in some loops he fires four lasers) and he can fire homing missiles (quite rare) after firing lasers.
-[[Covered Core MK II]]
+==See also==
+*[[Covered Core MK II]]
 {{Gradius II}}
 {{Gradius III}}
 {{Cores}}
+[[Category:Gradius II bosses]]
+[[Category:Gradius III bosses]]